FInal wrap up

I had to take a break from the Foodbuzz write up yesterday... I mean it was over a week without a recipe... that's unheard of!!! We are finally wrapping the weekend up (can you tell it was packed full??) The final dinner was hosted by Outstanding in the field and it was delicious. There were over 300 of us all sitting at one VERY long table. I had a total rock star moment meeting Mike of Food Muse... I introduced myself and he got all excited that he was meeting me!? Seriously?? little old me?? rock on!! He had taken part in my jam exchange and we had a great time chatting it up!

I didn't have my mini tripod (how did I leave that at home?) so most of my pics are a bit shaky... sorry about that.

Mushroom dashi, maitake, shimeji, enoki muchrooms (there was a whole bowl of soup but I took a pic of just my spoon)

We had a fabulous meal and I was lucky enough to find my buddy Shoshana of The Making of a Natural Chef and sit next to her for the meal. We met for the first time on saturday and were like two peas in a pod, totally hitting it off! Don't you love when that happens? She's a fantastic girl and I know I'll be keeping in touch with her for years to come :) She's like me with a corporate job, using cooking and blogging as a fun escape... the difference is she actually went to school and became a chef!! Whereas I just fly by the seat of my home-cook pants ;)

One last pic from brunch Sunday morning, french toast using Natures Pride new Oaty bread... and thick cut bacon.... can we say heaven??

Driscoll's Blackberry Walnut Quick Bread to come tomorrow... I made it last night... AMAZING!!! and so far the coworkers are LOVING it!

Oh, I know I would have loved the beef cheeks and oxtails... and the brussels sprouts! Everything looks so tasty. It sounds like it was a really great event. Maybe there will be one on the East Coast at some point...

lets face it, i'd be excited to meet you all too!! I wish you had all been there!!!! I felt like there were so many blogs I'd never heard of... which is all good, learned about some new good ones, but it would have been kick butt to meet more of you all!

Loved you wrap-up!!! I only wish you could have stayed in town longer so we could have more foodie adventures :-) Hopefully next year! I posted the other photo of us: http://naturalchefshoshana.blogspot.com/2009/11/part-i-food-blogger-festival-favorite.html.

Disclaimer

So this is the spot where I tell you that you are a big boy or girl and make food choices for yourself. I'm not a dietitian... nor do I play one on TV! I do this for fun and for the sake of sharing and meeting new people. If you don't agree with what I cook or the ingredients I use that is 100% ok, please just don't harass me with insults about why I choose to eat the way I do :) thank you!

Questions? Comments? Arguments?

I'm always happy to answer any questions you have! I may not know the answer... but I'll give it a good go! You can email me at stephchows (at) gmail (dot) com